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Insomnia (from The Dark Side)
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Insomnia (from The Dark Side) |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas 
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Insomnia (from The Dark Side) Thunder boomed! Rumbled on and on seemingly forever . . . Not really - but it might as well have – I couldn't sleep either way. Every time I closed my eyes I swear the bed moved just like someone was climbing onto it, and the low hiss of breath, coming and going was unnerving. And every time, I froze – unable to move, to suck in my breathe, to roll onto the floor, unable even to pray there was nothing there. Finally I forced myself to turn over, hoping I was doing it in a way that mimicked doing it in my sleep, barely seeing through squinting eyes - And nothing . . . was there When my heart slowed I again closed my eyes started to drift . . . and the bed moved . . . again, and morning came, body lethargic, eyes swollen from the lack of . . . I lay on my back struggling to pull myself from the bed . . . the alarm goes off - SCREEEEEEEE! I see a shadow move from the corner of my eye, the bed moves , I scream, leap from the bed, knock the coffee out of my wife's hand . . . What the hell is wrong with you!! she yells, then laughs at the expression on my face . . . just as – the bed moves and we hear the soft hiss of breath sucking in and out, in and out . . . © wesley james beard, jr. november 24, 2014 [This message has been edited by jwesley (11-25-2014 12:05 AM).] |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Love this! Creepy sweet! I enjoy your work so much!  |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Get a new bed bed. If they give you ruled paper write sideways. |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
"What the hell is wrong with you!! she yells, then laughs at the expression on my face . . ." A little humor with a little horror goes a long way! Great write Mr. Maybe not having a loaded pizza before you go to bed could help... LOL... JL Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself. |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Would have loved to have been there. LOL jo |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Very well rendered insomnia, dear Jimmy. There are so many mysterious sounds in the dark of the night ...  Margherita |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
My bed doesn't move but I'm well acquainted with insomnia. Nothing spooky about it, just arthritis and fibromyalgia. Ida |
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